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 2011-04-25 9:00 AM |
Regular  459  |  Subject: It had to happen, right?I just did my second ride on my road bike. Still getting used to the clipless pedals. I made my husband come out with me to take a picture of me on my bike. About 10 seconds after telling him I wasn't going to fall down for a picture, I clipped in on one side and then fell to that side.
Have I paid my dues, or am I bound to have another, more public and embarrassing fall? |
| 2011-04-25 9:06 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
Elite 4235  Spring, TX | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? There might be a couple more, but it sounds like you've got a good attitude about it! Maybe it's a rite of passage, but if you just get through this, you'll get used to it quickly!
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Regular 131 St. Cloud, MN | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? The only time I've ever fallen like that is right after saying I hadn't fallen yet. I think it's just karma keeping our egos in check. Once you get used to it, there really isn't much to it. I find that being consistent in which foot you unclip helps a lot. I agree that it is a right of passage. It's nice to do it and know how it feels (both on the body and the pride) then just move on. |
 2011-04-25 9:29 AM in reply to: #3464127 |
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Champion 11989   Philly 'burbs | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? At least you made sure the bike landed on your leg and not the road. Well done! |
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| Expert 1159 Charlotte, NC | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? _Deb_ - 2011-04-25 10:00 AM Have I paid my dues, or am I bound to have another, more public and embarrassing fall? Well, since you just posted this on the internet complete with a picture, hard to imagine you'll have a more public fall! Definitely a right of passage. Hopefully you can get away without another. I fell twice early on, but I can be a bit clutzy. |
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| Extreme Veteran 845 Springfield, OH | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I think the only photos of my embarrassing falls are probably whatever the kids sitting in the car at the intersection took with their camera phones. You'll fall again. It happens. Judging from the direction you fell, you might want to try clipping in your left foot first and starting with your left, and also unclipping your right first. I've found I have a natural tendency to lean the same way every time, no matter which foot I unclip. |
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| Pro 4828 The Land of Ice and Snow | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? |
| 2011-04-25 10:13 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? You may very well have paid them for life. The time I fell was right in front of the neighbour's house when it seemed the whole block was over visiting him. |
| 2011-04-25 11:06 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Elite 3498 Laguna Beach | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Oh... caught on camera too. Ugh. I'm glad to see you're smiling though. |
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| Regular 459 | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Patrick E - 2011-04-25 8:41 AM _Deb_ - 2011-04-25 10:00 AM Have I paid my dues, or am I bound to have another, more public and embarrassing fall? Well, since you just posted this on the internet complete with a picture, hard to imagine you'll have a more public fall! Definitely a right of passage. Hopefully you can get away without another. I fell twice early on, but I can be a bit clutzy. I'm hoping that posting it publicly will negate the falling karma I gave myself by being cocky... |
| 2011-04-25 11:40 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Extreme Veteran 406 | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I live on a college campus, and was riding past some VERY attractive students when I wasn't looking and hit a curb. At the time, it was my third time in cycling shoes, and I fell right over. Not my best moment.... |
| 2011-04-25 11:59 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Pro 6191 | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? So glad someone caught that on camera! I've done it a few times - usually at the beginning of an early morning ride. |
Welcome to the club!| 2011-04-25 12:31 PM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Expert 1168 Vancouver (not Canada) Washington (not D.C.) | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Great picture and congrats on getting the first fall out the the way. The rest will come at the most embarrassing time possible. I think the difference between men and women becomes more apparent during these sorts of incidents. For us men, we don't tend to lie there smiling, we tend to go into some sort of hyper-drive and get up as soon as possible and then look around to make sure nothing tripped us. The only problem is that getting up quickly from a fall typically means that we become tangled in the bike and cause even more damage, however we rarely end up with pictures on the Internet of us smiling lying on the ground. We prefer pictures of the road rash which was caused by sticking our foot through the spokes of our bike. Thanks for posting and good luck! |
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| Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Bodaggit - 2011-04-25 11:40 AM I live on a college campus, and was riding past some VERY attractive students when I wasn't looking and hit a curb. At the time, it was my third time in cycling shoes, and I fell right over. Not my best moment.... could have been had one of them taken pity on you. Maybe you needed to fake injury. |
| 2011-04-25 12:46 PM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Ahhh hahaha, this put a smile on my face. Yes, yes it had to happen some time  |
| 2011-04-25 1:11 PM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Expert 977 | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Welcome to the club - well done. Unfortunately you are probably not immune to future falls. Just this Saturday, I unclipped then rested my foot on my pedal as I went up to a curb. You guessed it, it clipped right back in and I didn't know it. I didn't fall but it was super close and I looked like an idiot enjoy, Duane |
| 2011-04-25 1:49 PM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Regular 110 SE Wisconsin | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I just had my first fall a couple of weeks ago, also on my second ride on a new road bike! I pulled into my driveway, feeling good about my ride and that I hadn't fallen yet, and my 8 year old daughter starts talking to me as I'm stopping. I start to say something, then realize I am basically stopped and still clipped in. She got a big kick out of it and now helpfully reminds me to unsnap my shoes before I stop. |
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| Master 3195 Just South of Boston | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Did this just yesterday on a ride. Pulled up to a stop sigh. Unclipped one side, put foot down. All is good. The car right next to me looked horrified. I laughed at myself, and then went on my way, bloody knee, road rash, and all. |
| 2011-04-25 3:31 PM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? ha, that is classic. Well done! |
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| Expert 1258 Marin County, California | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Just next time try to not fall on the 'expensive' side!! Well done! |
| 2011-04-26 3:12 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Master 2912 ...at home in The ATL | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? Awesome, fantastic pic! Yes, you will most likely fall again - but now you know it does not hurt. On my most memorable fall I took out three of my buddies at a stop light. The cars queued up behind us were not NEARLY as amused as we were... |
| 2011-04-26 7:52 AM in reply to: #3465945 |
| Expert 614 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I fell on a guys Mercedes (one of the REALLY expensive ones) for my first fall. In traffic, on the way to work so EVERYONE saw. I unclipped but the bike went the other direction. Thank GOD I didn't damage his car although he wasn't overly thrilled about it |
| 2011-04-26 8:05 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Master 1367 Dirt Road | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I'm not sure what your future holds but thanks for making me smile. |
| 2011-04-26 8:40 AM in reply to: #3464122 |
| Regular 459 | Subject: RE: It had to happen, right? I appreciate all the fall stories. Makes me feel better. Of course, I managed to fall next to a person with a camera in hand, but it gives me a good picture to go with the story, at least. |
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